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Showing 21612170 of 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-2

The specific obligations applicable to the manufacture, possession, sale or transfer free of charge of the substances listed in article L. 5144-1 are determined, where necessary, by decrees of the Con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Main insolvency proceedings

Article R691-2

The court is seised by petition of challenges raised or applications made pursuant to Article L. 691-3. The court rules on the application after hearing or duly calling in chambers the debtor who has…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D533-2

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 530-5 of the Penitentiary Code governing the visits that the sentenced person is required to receive from the staff of the prison integration and probat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D534-2

The enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-8, suspend the execution of all or part of the parole obligations, including those resulting from placement un…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R721-2

…ment of the following decisions: 1° A decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory; or 2° A ban on returning to French territory;> and 3° The implementation of a decision taken by another…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Implementation of a decision taken by a Member State of the European Union

Article R722-2

In the cases provided for in articles R. 615-4 and R. 615-5, the administrative authority may not automatically enforce the decision to implement the removal decision taken by another Member State of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-2

Lists of candidates are submitted at least forty-two days before the date set for the elections, by the trade union organisations that meet the conditions set out in article L. 6156-3. A receipt shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Information for foreign creditors and declaration of claims

Article R693-2

The judicial representative shall inform foreign creditors of the opening of the insolvency proceedings, of the obligation to declare their claims, of the deadline for declaring claims and of the pena…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reporting obligations.

Article R5121-200

…nufacturing or exploiting blood-derived medicinal products which are aware of information likely to cast doubt on the quality of blood or plasma intended for fractionation inform each other. Blood tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reporting obligations.

Article R5121-201

For the purposes of this sub-section, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre are regarded as public health establishments and blood transfusion establishments respectively.

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